Business

Qwikster: A Rushed and Reactive Launch

by Mike Mansell September 20, 2011

With everything in our day-to-day lives having become focused more and more around our connection and utilization of the Internet in the last few years, there’s not a single part of me that thinks Netflix – the online streaming service that started its venture with DVD-by-mail service – would still be around today had they [...]

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Will A Google Acquisition of Hulu Provide Worthwhile Synergy?

by Mike Mansell September 7, 2011

If there’s one aspect of our day-to-day lives that I am sure will change dramatically over the next few years I honestly think that thing would be television. I mean, think of what TV was like fifty years ago – a bulky little box with bunny-ears and a black-and-white picture that families circled around in [...]

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My Problem With Affiliate Links

by Mike Mansell September 5, 2011

While most of the people who take the time and effort want to write a valuable review choose to do so in order to assist other users in making their buying decisions, the fact of the matter is that just like in the streets of the real world the Internet is filled with people looking to make a buck off of your trusting them. This is where the abuse of affiliate links comes into play.

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A Pivot Perhaps? Yelp Trims Daily Deals Team.

by Mike Mansell September 1, 2011

When Google wants to copy or mimic your idea you take it as a sign that your company and venture is taking a step in the right direction. When Google puts an offer on the table and wants to buy your company and idea, though, you know that you’ve hit a home run. So imagine [...]

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I’m Confident Apple Will Continue to Grow, Even Now That Jobs Left the Throne

by Mike Mansell August 25, 2011

Having had been away from my computer for a good chunk of the afternoon yesterday I was pretty surprised to see a pile of unread messages in my Twitter feed that far surpassed the “regular” number of messages I’d see after such an amount of time. “Wow,” I thought to myself, “did the east-coast have [...]

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Open Source: Constructive or Harmful to Competition?

by Mike Mansell August 24, 2011

When we look at the success of businesses and projects – both from the standpoint of those with interest in a business and the consumers that buy and use their products – competition is one of the most important components in any market. Working in retail, competition is what forces me to offer my prospective [...]

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Should (or Will) Google Start Playing Offense With Its Patent Arsenal?

by Mike Mansell August 22, 2011

When Google first launched their patent search in December of 2006 I don’t think many people believed or even thought it possible that Google’s own patents would come to flood the search results only a few years later. But now in 2011 we’ve witnessed Google, a company that has grown to massive proportions over the [...]

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Here’s Why HP Is Moving Into the Software Business

by Jeff Weisbein August 19, 2011

It’s clear to us that HP is looking to focus on the software industry now and while many sites and blogs have been attempting to dissect the actual words HP used in its announcement that were discontinuing the TouchPad, WebOS devices, and planning to spin-off its PC business, I’ve thinking about what they didn’t say. It all starts [...]

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HP’s Focus Is Now On Being A Software Company

by Mike Mansell August 19, 2011

When I first heard that HP was on the verge of getting out of the mobile industry by discontinuing the webOS operating system and indefinitely stopping production of their less than successful TouchPad tablets I honestly thought HP was nearing the end.

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Is RIM A Target for Acquisition?

by Mike Mansell August 17, 2011

Google’s recent acquisition of Motorola has left many of us questioning if RIM is next in line to be acquired? While RIM isn’t exactly producing cutting edge technology right now and their efforts in the past years (the BlackBerry Torch and the BlackBerry PlayBook) have been somewhat pitiful are they appealing enough?

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